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Re: [ST] are headlights on US bikes european spec?
- Subject: Re: [ST] are headlights on US bikes european spec?
- From: Steven Kohlscheen <Steven.kohlscheen@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 16:44:15 -0500
brd wrote:
<<
I believe the bulbs are H4's, correct? So are the headlight lenses
themselves European spec? I noticed when aiming mine up a bit tonight
that they seem to have a distinct, horizontal cut-off line, like the
EuroSpec lights I got for my VW do, and unlike most DOT spec lenses in
the US which spread light everywhere.
Has anyone tried aiming their (in the U.S.) right headlight a little
higher (just a tiny bit), to illuminate the side of the road a little
better? Is the right beam off to the side enough that it doesn't aim
into oncoming traffic, or do the beams overlap?
Also, are the lenses glass?
>>
The bulbs are H4. The lenses are the same as the Euro-bike, and I have also
noticed the sudden cut off of light. I adjusted the right light higher with
the stock bulbs to get some more distance. After that I installed the
Philips Vision Plus bulbs, which did seem to add some range to the light
pool. I haven't adjusted the right light back in line with the left because
I do like a few extra feet of vision on the ditch side of the road. Plus
more people started getting out of my way when I adjusted the right up, so I
don't want to lose that when I go for one of my 'power tours', like St Louis
to Kansas City in @ 2 hrs 30 min. Or like this weekend when I came back
from the Kansas BMW rally in a 'frog strangler' storm and didn't feel like
changing lanes on I70 to go past people who think 72 MPH on a 70 MPH
interstate gives them the right to hang out in the fast lane in front of
those of us who chose to go a bit faster. On the plus side a gentelman who
caught up to me at a gas stop did confirm the Pirelli Dragon GTS tires
visibly displace a lot of water, apparently the roster tail and wake were
quite noticable, especially when I pass them at 10mph+ their speed :-)
Steven "Dirty Dawg" Kohlscheen
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